Imperatriz do Carnaval
Empress of Carnival (Imperatriz do Carnaval) is a feature documentary about the preparation of a samba-school for the carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Offering an entertaining look at the intricate, nine-month preparation work, the documentary also features never-before-seen parade images and surround-sound recordings of the samba-school's renowned percussion ensemble. The journalist Sérgio Cabral, Brazil's leading authority on the history of the samba-schools, has hailed Empress of Carnival "the best, the deepest, and the most complete audio-visual x-ray ever taken of a samba-school."
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Cast
6 people
Medeiros Schultz Director
Budget $350K · United States release February 20, 2001 · Produced in Brazil
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Budget
$350,000
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Catalisadora Audio Visual
Production
Brazil
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Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · February 17, 2001
Theatrical
United States · February 20, 2001
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